ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT OPINION BRIEF Are electric cars actually bad for the environment? New research suggests that you have to drive an electric car a long‚ long way for it to be greener than a gas-guzzling vehicle POSTED ON JUNE 14‚ 2011‚ AT 10:30 AM A hybrid car is plugged into a charging station in San Francisco‚ Calif.: Electric cars may have bigger carbon footprints than their gas-guzzling competitors‚ according to a new study. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSEE ALL
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from the large scale adoption of electric cars? With the recent introduction of the electric car into Ireland‚ I am going to outline some of the sustainability issues that will arise from their large scale adoption. The car has already received backing by the government who have recently announced their plans for the induction and eventual change over to electrically powered vehicles. What is an Electric Car? An electric car‚ is a vehicle which like the typical cars seen throughout the world‚ has
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Are electric vehicles really good for our environment? An electric vehicle is a vehicle that runs on renewable resources instead of gasoline. In the early 1800’s‚ innovators in the United States‚ Netherlands‚ and Hungary began to experiment with the concept of a battery powered vehicle and created some of the first small-scale electric cars. Electric cars grew popular in the 1900’s because it didn’t have any issues with gasoline‚ it didn’t produce any smelly pollutants‚ and it was easy to drive
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Contents Science behind electric cars Arguments for Arguments against Comparing evidence Conclusion Reference/Bibliography Introduction Efficient engines and catalytic converters: Engineers are continually working on improving the efficiency of car engines. A more efficient engine means that a car will burn less fuel to travel the same distance reducing pollutants. This is good for car owners too because they do not need to buy so much fuel. Even a very efficient engine will still
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ever ridden in an electric car? I haven’t because they are simply not popular enough. Gas cars are clearly dominant. For example‚ if you’re driving on a highway you only see 2-5 electric cars oppose to thousands of gas powered cars. There are so many gas cars that it seems like they will never go away. These cars also help politics‚ so without them politics would be drastically different. There are already so many gas cars being produced that a company can’t just stop making gas cars in such a short
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Administration”). Electric cars may be the solution for that problem‚ you don’t have to fill the tank‚ you don’t have to worry about gas mileage‚ and your gas bill will be zero. Many believe that electric cars can solve all the problems‚ and help the environment and economy in the process‚ but could electric cars have a dark side nobody thinks about? Hybrid cars require less gasoline‚ therefore using less of the fossil fuels. “The Prius often ran on battery power”(David). Because hybrid/electric cars have batteries
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Completely to Electric Cars? Everyday gas powered cars destroy the environment and the people that drive these gas guzzlers pay a ton of money to use them. Many people think that gas powered cars are better than electric cars‚ but they do not know the real truth. After you read this paper you will understand why electric cars are better for yourself and the environment; you might even have to buy one! There are many credible sources that prove the benefits of having an electric car and describe
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How far do you think an Electric Vehicle can travel on a single charge? To test the awareness and knowledge of the consumers regarding electric vehicles we asked this question and the options and answers are as follows: 50 - 100 kms 31.8% 100 - 200 kms 50% 200 - 300 kms 9.1% More than 300 kms 9.1% Are you aware of any of the following Electric Vehicles? The next question was asked on the awareness on the electric cars available in the Indian market. The options and answers
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The Electric Vehicle: Good or Bad? By Elizabeth Andrews English 102: Writing Research Paper Instructor: David McCarthy Outline 1. Introduction Paragraph and thesis 2. History of Electric Vehicles a) 1890-1929: Early ideas b) 1930-1989: brought up due to shortages from WWII c) 1900-present: environmental issues‚ shortage on gasoline 3. Impact on environment and what needs to be done a) Power grids b) Impacts on
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Car insurance is at the top of the totem pole for anyone who owns a vehicle. You may find yourself completely overwhelmed when you are searching for insurance. Read on to find some useful tips on how to sort through all the information so that you can get the right amount of coverage for the best price. If you drive fewer miles per year‚ your insurance rates will decrease. The majority of car insurance companies offer a discount for drivers who log less miles. When purchasing auto insurance for
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